more now from business and technology reporter david lou. >>reporter: aaron was out spoken advocate the people should have access to than through the internet. he gave this lecture last may in efforts to block sites that infringe on copyright. >> commune diet communicate over the ep net it would be a change bill of rights. freedom guaranteed in our constitution. >>reporter: he dropped out of stanford but maintained close close friendship with the person who caid the center at stanford law school. he spoke about him today on democracy now.org. >> he was an incredible soul. incredible soul who inspired millions. who now we hope as we have seep across the internet in outrage and devastation that he would have been driven to the cliff that he stepped over. >>reporter: cliff had to do with felony charges by the justice department and down loaded research papers at mit. cindy met him sex or seven years ago. bay area influenced him. >> i think aaron came here and found a bunch of kindred souls. certainly when he first hooked one larry, he was here